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Thanks for your help on this.
Here is the completed code in case anyone is interested.
#! C:\Python24\python
#
# program: mswword.py
# Author: Andrew Robert
#
# Ver Date Programmer Modification
# 1.0 07/20/06 AAR Initial Creation
# 1.1 07/21/06 AAR added doc save/quit items to class
# 1.2 added argument and source/target file
testing
import sys, time, string, win32com.client, stat, os
class CWordAutomate:
"""Encapsulates a winword com connection"""
def __init__( self ):
"""construct: create OLE connection to winword"""
self.m_obWord = win32com.client.Dispatch( "Word.Application" )
self.m_obDoc = self.m_obWord.Documents.Add( ) # create new doc
self.m_obWord.Visible = 1
self.m_Sel = self.m_obWord.Selection # get a selection
def WriteLine( self, sTxt, sFont, lSize, bBold=0 ):
"""Write a line to winword"""
self.m_Sel.Font.Name = sFont
self.m_Sel.Font.Bold = bBold
self.m_Sel.Font.Size = lSize
self.m_Sel.TypeText( Text=sTxt + "\n" )
def Save(self, sFilename):
self.m_obDoc.SaveAs(sFilename)
def Quit(self):
self.m_obWord.Quit()
def file_test(file):
"""
Tests user supplied file to see if it exists and contains data.
If the input file does not exist or is empty, return a warning code
"""
if (0 == os.path.isfile(file) or (0 == os.stat(file)[stat.ST_SIZE])):
return 1
else:
return 0
if __name__ == "__main__":
usage = "\n\n\tUsage: msword.py {inputfile} {outputfile}\n"
#
# Test number of arguments passed.
#
if len(sys.argv) != 3:
print "\n\n\tmsword.py error: \n\n\tInsufficient arguments
passed."
print usage
sys.exit(1)
# Test source file to ensure it exists and contains data
if file_test(sys.argv[1]) == 1 :
print "\n\n\tmsword.py error: \n\n\tSource file not found or is
empty."
print usage
sys.exit(1)
# Test target file to prevent accidental clobbering
if file_test(sys.argv[2]) == 0 :
print "\n\n\tmsword.py error: \n\n\tTarget file already exists."
print usage
sys.exit(1)
sFileName = sys.argv[1]
obFile = file( sFileName, 'r+' )
sContent = obFile.read()
obFile.close()
lstContent = sContent.splitlines()
#
# Write contents of source file to user supplied file name
#
obWord = CWordAutomate()
for sLine in lstContent:
obWord.WriteLine( sLine, "Courier New", 10 )
sLastMsg = time.strftime( "document generated on %c", time.localtime()
)
obWord.WriteLine( sLastMsg, "Times New Roman", 14, 0 )
obWord.Save(sys.argv[2])
obWord.Quit()
andrew clarke wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 20, 2006 at 01:25:26PM -0400, Andrew Robert wrote:
>
>> I have a text file being broadcast on a web site and I would like to
>> download it
>> and save it as an MS Word file.
>
> ...
>
>> I found the following code on the web that comes close to what i need.
>>
>> It:
>>
>> - - reads a file passed to it
>> - - opens word file
>> - - dumps the read contents to the file
>> - - places a time stamp at the end signaling when the conversion occured
>>
>> What is is missing is how to automate saving/closing the file when the
>> conversion is complete.
>>
>> Would someone be able to help fill in the blanks on this?
>
> I've never played with Win32 COM before, but your message inspired me to
> learn. :-)
>
> A quick Google later, and it seems you need to add the following methods
> to the CWordAutomate class:
>
> def Save(self, sFilename):
> self.m_obDoc.SaveAs(sFilename)
>
> def Quit(self):
> self.m_obWord.Quit()
>
> Then in your code:
>
>> sLastMsg = time.strftime( "document generated on %c", time.localtime() )
>> obWord.WriteLine( sLastMsg, "Times New Roman", 14, 0 )
>
> Add these:
>
> obWord.Save("blah.doc")
> obWord.Quit()
>
> On my system, "blah.doc" was saved as
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\ozzmosis\My Documents\blah.doc
>
> So you'll need to specify an absolute pathname if you want it to be
> saved somewhere else.
>
> I picked this up from:
>
> http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-win32/2002-June/000396.html
>
> I guess we both need to subscribe to the python-win32 mailing list... ;-)
>
> Regards
> Andrew
>
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